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Best practices for a beginner?

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Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-12 06:28:39


I did a ball. It bounces. What do next? What are some of the best ways to get a feeling of the fundamentals in your opinion?


im a chickenwing extremist

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Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-12 08:34:42


At 11/12/23 06:28 AM, ZombiefrogNG wrote:I did a ball. It bounces. What do next? What are some of the best ways to get a feeling of the fundamentals in your opinion?


I think just getting your hands dirty is a great way to learn the fundamentals. What I’d recommend is do studies on reference videos. Understanding weight is a great skill/

Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-15 06:52:42


12 principles of animation

Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 01:05:04


My recommendation is not to do dry fundamental study pieces but instead study stuff in context while at the same time also making valuable animation.


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Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 05:35:51


A walk cycle, probably


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Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 07:06:00


At 11/12/23 06:28 AM, ZombiefrogNG wrote:I did a ball. It bounces. What do next? What are some of the best ways to get a feeling of the fundamentals in your opinion?


Before you move on. How bout you show us, how good you made that ball bounce?? Did you just make it staticly move up -and down? Or did you manage to realisticly, or expressively made that thing move across the screen?

Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 07:06:27


Learn to use symbols (if ur using flash) , get a copy of animators survival guide and use some of the examples for reference if ever in a pickle. Also take life drawing classes if they’re accessible to u


ive been here for years!

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Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 19:09:07


At 11/16/23 07:06 AM, Guidodinho wrote:
At 11/12/23 06:28 AM, ZombiefrogNG wrote:I did a ball. It bounces. What do next? What are some of the best ways to get a feeling of the fundamentals in your opinion?

Before you move on. How bout you show us, how good you made that ball bounce?? Did you just make it staticly move up -and down? Or did you manage to realisticly, or expressively made that thing move across the screen?


Will do once I return from me lil trip. Be prepared however. You're gonna see the best damn bounce you've seen.


im a chickenwing extremist

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Response to Best practices for a beginner? 2023-11-16 21:27:53


What I do is every week I animate a gorila grabbing some random dude and then beatin him to fuckin death rlly helps


its a remix of a chill song from sonic cd, dunno if that is allowed on the front page but well

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Anatomy for Charadesign.

Practice on a 3D app for Archi.

Perspective on paper for Geometrical Art.

Illustrator app for Vector Art.


All of that on Photoshop for Digital Art.


ZekeForever

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